Oct 05 Hurricane sank U.S. cargo ship; one body recovered By Joshua Barajas U.S. Coast Guard officials announced Monday that Hurricane Joaquin had sunk the American cargo ship that went missing near Crooked Island in the Bahamas last week. Continue reading
Oct 05 Clinton pushing new gun controls after Oregon shooting By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Days after a deadly shooting in Oregon, Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled new gun control measures Monday aimed at strengthening background checks on gun buyers and eliminating legal immunity for sellers. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 4th, 2015, the U.S. and Afghan governments investigate what led to the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan, in our signature segment, inside a controversial voter ID law in North Carolina, and new limits… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 3:15 Behind the new environmental plans unveiled in the U.S., China and India By PBS News Hour This week, the EPA unveiled new rules to reduce polluting gasses emitted by U.S. factories and cars; India announced a $2 trillion plan to reduce its carbon emissions over the next 15 years; and China also released a new plan. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 3:59 New ‘know before you owe’ mortgage rules may ease homebuyers’ burden By PBS News Hour New rules for home mortgages, designed to make lenders more transparent to borrowers, took effect Saturday. The so-called "know before you owe" rules are meant to protect home buyers from surprises at their closing. Wall Street Journal Reporter Joe Light… Continue watching
Oct 04 More rain for Southeast already hit hard by widespread flooding By Carey Reed Parts of the Southeast already battered by record-breaking rainfall can expect more rain and flooding until the weekend's end, according to the National Weather Service. Continue reading
Oct 04 Inmates en route to halfway houses slip away, AP finds By Eric Tucker, Associated Press More than 240 inmates have slipped away from federal custody in the past three years while traveling to halfway houses, including several who committed bank robberies and a carjacking while on the lam, according to documents obtained by The Associated… Continue reading
Oct 04 7 voices sound off on NC’s controversial voter ID law By Ivette Feliciano In North Carolina, which has had some of the most progressive voting practices and highest voter turnout rates in the country, some residents are grappling with the state's new voter ID law that goes into effect in 2016. Continue reading
Oct 04 Interactive map: Does same-day registration affect voter turnout in the U.S.? By Zachary Green, Andrew Mach View NewsHour's interactive map to compare voter turnout as well as same-day registration laws state to state. Continue reading
Oct 03 Clinton to make LGBT rights a campaign focus By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday delivered the strongest statement of support for gay rights in the 2016 presidential race when she promised that ending discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people would be a central pillar of her administration. Continue reading